San Stefanos Online ~ North West Corfu

Hi all, does anyone know the new correct procedure for hiring a scooter/car, buggy etc after june . I believe we now need a code from dvla but it only lasts 72 hours !!... which is ok unless you only hire a scooter as in my case randomly. I may hire it after 4 days , I may not but I cant help but think "how do people think these laws up ?"... I have read there may be a premium rate number to call if your 72 hour code has run out ??. Love to hear Nikos reaction to this when we arrive in July .......

back yesterday after a super 10 nights 11 days stay. shorter than usual due to a wedding the day before we flew .

stopped at spiradoula with the most wonderful family you could ever meet . cleaned every day , fresh tomatoes ,limes, cucumbers supplied as soon as they noticed we were running low . cant express how great this family is , next years jolly already booked with them as usual ,just awaiting flights. We were bit apprehensive of first time flying with Bryan air but i gotta say they were great. on time going out and 30 mins early coming back . basic seating  but its only for 3 hours . son had 3 seats to himself coming back !! 3 members of the family had a week at jasmine pool bar and it was a great place too . Spiros made them feel very welcome , even organising our transfers , nice brekkie there and snacks and drinks thru the day very good . 2 storms whilst we were there but luckily in the early mornin so no disturbance really !!!
 arrived on sunday afternnon at resort approx 2pm , beach and waves for late lunch , italian in the evening , great food , just main meals and few cocktails . all 7 of us bit tired after long day saturday and early start .
day 2 ;storm  first,hired a scooter for rest of holiday , jasmine pool all day then barras at night , giorgio and his family are so happy and  welcoming .. more family and friends arrived later this night
day 3 ;beach all day , kids on watersports , manthos for food at night , acabar ( dimitris ,nikos ) fantastic hosts
day 4; jasmine pool bar , hot but overcast , olympia at night , acabar, athens bar, condor fun night (late one )
day 5 ; our anniversary !! all hired vehicles, quads , buggies ,scooters and had a day trip to saint georges bay for swim , lunch in dionysos on the cliff top , its a must !! . went to fantasea at night and another late one in condor . ( ooh my head )
day 6 ;strom in mornin even tho i never  heard it , woke to glorious sunshine , had a beach day , few more watersports for the kids , 2 stars at night for food and gotta say its been a while since ive eaten there because of  a bad experience of 9 years ago , ( eating in the back of the restaraunt on a hot sticky night with very young kids )  , the welcome yiannis ,stefanos and a ll thestaff gave us was second to none and the food superb , specially the sizzling platter i had , its a must and spectacular for people to see , free cakes and drinks at end of meal and very reasonable prices . its on the list for 2 visits next year .
day 7 ; beach for  a chill , zorbas for food at night , last nite for the girls who come for a week , 2 newbies so took em to see the dancing , girls to condor , acabar for drinks and dancing
day 8 ; girls went home , beach barras for some light bites at night , ( gets too much sometimes all the eating ) acabar again . (always room for a beer n cocktail )
day 9 ; friends went home after great stay at terezas . beach then another visit to dimitri at Quattro . italian ... tried nearly everything between us and was superb food with some nice touches , this place is gonna do really well i reckon , spoke to the chef later (Matt) and they are very happy with how the season is going
last day ; beach , waves for lunch , olympia on last night   cos its our  law !!    bit of an early one due to flight tomorrow gonna miss this place and wont do 10 nights again
last day ; picked up at 9 am , airport for 945 , checked in bags , had bit of food , boarded and home at 1pm GMT. great flight 30 mins early .

brilliant holiday again but a little short , newbies really enjoyed it and wanna go back . which i dont know wether is good or bad . trying to keep this little gem of a place a secret is getting more difficult ..

thanks to all the locals and family and friends who make this place unique

yammas

any thoughts from everyone as to why we return year after year after year .. originally ours was because it was so safe n child friendly . if the kids have a great time then generally as a rule the holiday is better for us .. now the kids are grown up . 24, 17 and 15 . they still love it and the eldest been twice recently with her friends , staying independently . we always say we must try somewhere else , but always rebook as soon as flights are out . 2 youngest still love it and are starting to look forward to planning visits with their friends . crazy , magnetic , beautiful place . credit to all locals , barowners, expats etc  ... we salute you !!!

hi all

anybody know if they have hairdryers in rooms at Thomas bay . got friends staying there soon and they cant find out this info . forum is usually better than google . Thanks

hi all , how is the resort looking now,? any big changes ? I am hearing and reading about free sunbeds on beach from selected bars, tavernas etc.. who are these bars etc and how do we qualify for the freebies ? I believe the barras is doing it . how is that working out ? do you receive a voucher if you eat there ? do you have to collect it yourself ? . Hoping the rate goes up a little ... forecast is good according to some websites . this new governor of the bank of England could ruin all this so lets hope he,s not in the hotseat till after summer ..mythos prices in supermarket was 1.10 last year wiv the kids making a roaring trade collecting up the family empties (usually more than lots ) and returning em for the deposit ... 5 weeks to sun !!!

Hi all ,  can anyone tell me if the gladiator bar is still up and running please , we found this little gem last year , was selling alpha i think in bottles and we found it a very relaxed place , reasonably priced and good fun .. 2 weeks saturday !!! cmon ....(bit gutted about Mythika closing )   .. yammas ..